Kiowa County, KS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Kiowa County in green. The most dangerous areas in Kiowa County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Kiowa County, KS Safe from Murder?

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Kiowa County is in the 42nd percentile for safety, meaning 58% of counties are safer and 42% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Kiowa County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Kiowa County is 0.0737 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Kiowa County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Kiowa County may be as high as 1 in 11,329 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,675 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Kiowa County, KS: about 0 per year. The east part of Kiowa County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Kiowa County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Kiowa County to the Kansas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Kiowa County is less safe than the Kansas state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Kiowa County, KS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Kiowa County about $337,666 in 2025, or roughly $139 per resident. This is part of Kiowa County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Kiowa County, including every crime type and how Kiowa County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Kiowa County's crime maps on the Kiowa County overall crime page.

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Individual Kiowa County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Kiowa County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Kiowa County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Edwards County, KS	D	D+	C	D-
Comanche County, KS	D	C-	B+	D
Pratt County, KS	C-	B-	B+	C+
Stafford County, KS	D	C-	C-	D+
Clark County, KS	C	C-	A	D
Ford County, KS	C-	C-	C	D-
Barber County, KS	F	D-	D	D+
Hodgeman County, KS	D-	D+	B-	C-
Kingman County, KS	D+	D	B-	C-
Gray County, KS	C-	C+	B-	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Kiowa County is similar versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Alleghany County, NC	D	B-	B-	C+
Atkinson County, GA	B	A+	A+	C+
Atchison County, MO	C	D	D	D
White Pine County, NV	F	F	F	F
Armstrong County, TX	D-	D	D	D+
Archer County, TX	D+	C-	C-	C+
Appanoose County, IA	B	B+	B+	A
Antelope County, NE	C-	B-	B-	B+
Anderson County, KS	C	B-	B-	C-
Alpine County, CA	F	F	F	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kiowa County, KS average SchoolGrade of C-, with 31% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Kiowa County schools on SchoolGrade

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